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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Moreira Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seu Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Moreira Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Seu Jorge!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreira Rodrigues throws a leg kick which misses Jorge's front leg but catches the back leg as Jorge tries to avoid it.
Jorge shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jorge was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jorge avoids the attempt from Moreira Rodrigues to control.
Moreira Rodrigues is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Moreira Rodrigues is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jorge stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Jorge scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jorge looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jorge is trying to work for a kimura but Moreira Rodrigues is defending well.
Moreira Rodrigues manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moreira Rodrigues thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Moreira Rodrigues working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jorge doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jorge manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jorge jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jorge stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moreira Rodrigues swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moreira Rodrigues is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Moreira Rodrigues looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Moreira Rodrigues bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jorge's guard.
Jorge is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Moreira Rodrigues is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Moreira Rodrigues drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Moreira Rodrigues jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Moreira Rodrigues stopping the sweep attempt from Jorge.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Moreira Rodrigues trying to control but Jorge is working from the bottom.
Moreira Rodrigues stopping the sweep attempt from Jorge.
Jorge manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jorge working for a submission but Moreira Rodrigues is keeping him at bay.
Moreira Rodrigues tries to hold on but Jorge postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Jorge shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Moreira Rodrigues's guard.
Jorge thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jorge is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Moreira Rodrigues wants to stand but Jorge is controlling the position.
Jorge pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moreira Rodrigues is keeping the position for now.
Jorge stopping the sweep attempt from Moreira Rodrigues.
Jorge thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreira Rodrigues is trying to control the position but Jorge postures up.
Moreira Rodrigues tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jorge darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jorge wants to work for an arm triangle but Moreira Rodrigues is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jorge passes the guard and advances to mount!
Moreira Rodrigues is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jorge stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Jorge scores a takedown into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seu Jorge dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jorge closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jorge lands in his opponent's guard.
Jorge drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jorge jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Moreira Rodrigues working a defensive guard here.
Jorge stands up and waves to Moreira Rodrigues to follow him.
Moreira Rodrigues tries for a takedown but Jorge circles away easily
and Jorge counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jorge.
Moreira Rodrigues is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jorge gets to his feet. Moreira Rodrigues looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Moreira Rodrigues!
Moreira Rodrigues is trying desperately to improve position.
Jorge with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Moreira Rodrigues is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jorge looking to secure an arm triangle but Moreira Rodrigues defends it well.
Jorge is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Moreira Rodrigues is surviving well by controlling Jorge's body position as best he can.
Moreira Rodrigues really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jorge jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Moreira Rodrigues manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Jorge tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jorge has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Moreira Rodrigues manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jorge moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jorge escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Moreira Rodrigues gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jorge looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Moreira Rodrigues can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jorge scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Moreira Rodrigues shoots and misses
and Jorge counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jorge.
Jorge gets to his feet - Moreira Rodrigues follows without any prompting.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jorge.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jorge tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jorge working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jorge tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jorge tries for a kimura but Moreira Rodrigues is defending well.
Jorge tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Moreira Rodrigues pushes Jorge away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jorge gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jorge advances to mount.
Jorge is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Moreira Rodrigues has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seu Jorge showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Moreira Rodrigues misses with a takedown
and Jorge counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jorge stands and throws Moreira Rodrigues's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jorge tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jorge has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jorge is trying to get an arm triangle but Moreira Rodrigues is defending well.
Jorge wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Moreira Rodrigues, who protects the arm well.
Jorge works to advance to full mount. Moreira Rodrigues defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moreira Rodrigues defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jorge.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira Rodrigues is trying desperately to improve position.
Jorge is going olschool here, as he tries to force Moreira Rodrigues to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Moreira Rodrigues shrugs it off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moreira Rodrigues wants to control but Jorge is having none of it.
Moreira Rodrigues is trying to escape the mount but Jorge keeps good control and instead manages to take Moreira Rodrigues's back.
Jorge looking for the choke but no joy.
Jorge is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Moreira Rodrigues knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Moreira Rodrigues for a finish.
Moreira Rodrigues manages to reverse the position and now he's in Jorge's guard. Nice work there by Moreira Rodrigues.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreira Rodrigues stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jorge swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jorge escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Moreira Rodrigues gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Moreira Rodrigues has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Moreira Rodrigues preventing the sweep.
Jorge is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Moreira Rodrigues accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jorge wriggles free and stands up.
Moreira Rodrigues with a poor takedown
and Jorge counters with a takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Moreira Rodrigues tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jorge has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Jorge get's back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jorge pushes down on Moreira Rodrigues's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jorge wants to pass to mount but Moreira Rodrigues is defending the position.
Jorge has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Moreira Rodrigues is trying desperately to improve position.
Jorge has hold of Moreira Rodrigues's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Moreira Rodrigues manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Jorge working for a guillotine from mount but Moreira Rodrigues is in no mood to give up.
Moreira Rodrigues is looking to improve his position but Jorge isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorge gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Jorge decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Moreira Rodrigues works his way to full guard. Good work.
Moreira Rodrigues has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jorge can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Moreira Rodrigues looking to control.
Seu Jorge has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jorge stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moreira Rodrigues swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jorge is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Alex Moreira Rodrigues has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seu Jorge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jorge wants to pass the guard but Moreira Rodrigues is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seu Jorge comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jorge winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 25:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 25:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seu Jorge!
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